Apple And HTC Settle Their Global Lawsuits And Sign A 10-Year Licensing Agreementhttp://www.businessinsider.com/apple-and-htc-settle-their-global-lawsuits-and-sign-a-10-year-lisencing-agreement-2012-11/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 09 Dec 2016 12:04:58 -0500Benjamin Yehhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/509fe84869bedd2f0f000001Josh PritchardSun, 11 Nov 2012 13:02:48 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/509fe84869bedd2f0f000001
Smart move by Apple. Best way to try to slow/neutralize Samsung is to give them a stronger competitor within the Android camp.
HTC will now be able to make more competitive Android devices.
Apple won't lose customers as a result, but Samsung will have to spend more resources competing within the Android camp and retaining share there rather than taking it from Apple.
If the cross-licensing agreement and re-introduction of features like slide-to-unlock and universal search make Samsung lose share within the Android smart phone sub-market, Samsung will be forced to invest more in Android-to-Android competition and/or potentially also secure a settlement with Apple to compete on the same ground with ... HTC.